From charlie.burr at state.or.us Fri Mar 17 09:14:32 2017 From: charlie.burr at state.or.us (Burr, Charlie) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:14:32 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Da Yang Seafood to pay $60K in civil penalties under BOLI Consent Order Message-ID: <6376A41CAD6C3E4F8A65385BDA4072616E0A3068@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.gif at 01D29E5B.3C22C590] For Immediate Release March 17, 2017 CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 Da Yang Seafood to pay $60K in civil penalties under BOLI Consent Order Wage and hour investigation uncovers more than 1,600 violations at seafood processing facility PORTLAND, OR-Da Yang Seafood of Astoria will pay $60,000 in civil penalties for meal and rest period and overtime violations, the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced today. BOLI initiated an investigation into potential wage and hour violations after receiving employee complaints in August and September of 2015. Wage and hour compliance specialists later determined that between August 16, 2015 and October 10, 2015, Da Yang failed to provide meal periods to 146 employees on 1,393 occasions. In addition, Da Yang failed to provide rest periods to 77 employees on 213 occasions and failed to abide by maximum hour requirements for manufacturing establishments on 40 occasions in that one or more of the business's employees worked in excess of 13 hours in violation of the law. "Oregon's wage and hour protections help ensure the health and safety of our workforce," said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. "We're committed to strong enforcement of worker protections so that employees are treated fairly and other law-abiding businesses have a level playing field on which to compete." Da Yang will make six monthly payments of $10,000 starting later this month. Under terms of the Consent Order, the agency will suspend $24,000 in additional civil penalties contingent upon Da Yang's compliance with Oregon wage and hour laws for a period of three years. Both the complaints and Final Order Incorporating Informal Disposition (FOID) are available upon request. By signing the Consent Order, Da Yang Seafood waives their right to a contested case hearing. Following the Da Yang investigation, BOLI's newly-formed Proactive Investigation and Enforcement Unit (PIE unit) conducted a series of compliance audits of seafood processing facilities to ensure compliance with wage and hour laws. Employees with wage and hour claims or complaints may contact the Wage and Hour Division at (971) 673-0844 or via email at whdemail at boli.state.or.us. Employers seeking compliance guidance may contact the agency's Technical Assistance for Employers hotline at (971) 673-0824. For more information about BOLI's effort to support employers and protect workers, please visit the agency's website at oregon.gov/BOLI/Pages. ### Charlie Burr Communications Director Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045 Portland, Oregon 97232 Tel: 971-673-0788 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 5083 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From charlie.burr at state.or.us Fri Mar 31 13:15:42 2017 From: charlie.burr at state.or.us (Burr, Charlie) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:15:42 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Wage settlement includes $24K in damages, one year ban on public projects Message-ID: <6376A41CAD6C3E4F8A65385BDA4072616E0A472A@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.gif at 01D2AA1F.7EBA4390] For Immediate Release March 31, 2017 CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 Wage settlement includes $24K in damages, one year ban on public projects Agency previously investigated Roseburg contractor Armiger for prevailing wage violations in 2013 PORTLAND, OR-A BOLI wage enforcement settlement will direct $24,164 in liquidated damages to three underpaid workers while making Armiger Acoustical & Drywall, Inc. and its owner ineligible to receive public works contracts in the state for one year, the Bureau of Labor and Industries announced today. Prevailing wage investigators determined that the contractor had failed to pay prevailing wage and overtime on the Bay Area Hospital Cancer Center Addition in Coos Bay, in addition to filing inaccurate and incomplete certified statements. The public works project started in August 2014. "Every worker deserves to be paid the full wages and overtime that they've earned," said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. "This agreement will place a repeat offender on the list of contractors ineligible for public projects while directing wages and damages to affected workers." The Roseburg contractor had previously entered into a 2013 settlement agreement stemming from prevailing wage violations on a Salem fire station project. Terms of the earlier settlement suspended potential civil penalties of $23,000. Copies of the Armiger Bay Area Hospital settlement agreement and Final Order are available upon request. Currently, the agency has 64 businesses, contractors and individuals on the debarment list of contractors ineligible to receive payment on public contracts. Employees with prevailing wage issues may contact the Prevailing Wage Rate Unit by calling (971) 673-0839 or emailing pwremail at boli.state.or.us. Any public contracting agency, contractor or subcontractor can contact BOLI's Prevailing Wage Rate Unit to request a determination about whether a project is a public works that requires payment of prevailing wage rates. In addition, the bureau offers prevailing wage seminars to help contractors, subcontractors and public contracting agencies understand and comply with Oregon's law. ### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public places free from discrimination. 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